Mon
Jan
30
The Under 15 Argyll & Bute girls rugby team beat Boroughmuir 57-26 in Edinburgh, They will now go into the semi finals.
Due to the away game in Edinburgh and the ferry timetable not suiting the girls, Coastal Connection took them across in the evening. The weather was settled with a favourable SE wind.
Good luck for the semi finals!
Coastal Connection were busy last week with transfers from Kingairloch Estate on the Morvern peninsula to Ardencaple Estate on the Isle of Seil. They took guests from the stalking grounds to the pheasant drives on Seil. The weather was perfect for two of the three days and a bit damp and overcast for the other. The tender Fingal was used to transfer the guests from Rannochmor to the shore. Fingal provided a safe and easy way to the rocky shoreline.
The guests had a great time on both Estates and hope to see them again in 2013.
Sun
Jan
29
Struan had a transfer to Jura last week. The Scottish Hydro Electric required to land on Jura so they could check on some tree damage to their lines. It was a cold and snowy day when they arrived on Jura, with a quick turn around they powered back to the mainland in calm seas.
With the calm weather Struan and Cameron managed to get back on the water. The charter was transfering guests and their dogs around Lismore for some game shooting. The weather could not have been better, with no wind and sunshine. There were some amazing sights from an otter playing next to the boat to a red deer swimming. Over the couple of days the guests had a great time, The large tender allowed them to access remote Islands and peninsulas.
Hopefully this calm spell will stay around the West.
Tue
Jan
3
On New Year’s Day Struan was over to Craignure on the Island of Mull to transfer some passengers to Oban. Due to it being the first of the year the ferries do not run to the Islands.
Struan was also at Oban Airport to carry out some maintance on the marker Buoys which mark the runway. The damage had been caused by the recent poor weather and gales.
Hopefully the weather will improve soon.
Mon
Jan
2
The last few days of 2011 were busy for Coastal Connection despite the poor weather.
With the Argyll Hotel being demolished they took the wheel house off the ‘FV lady Evelyn’ (the fishing boat tied up to the North Pier for the last 2 years).A day of change in Oban bay.
Cameron had a family from North America, they cruised up the Sound of Mull and spotted some wildlife on the way. After lunch and a bit of Christmas sale shopping they headed back down to Oban.
On the last day of the year the charter took the guests over to see red deer, Common Seals and a White Tailed Sea Eagle. With the high tide they stopped at the Craignure Inn for a drink before heading back to Oban.
